"G-girlfriend?"
When asking this question, Eriri stammered a bit. She didn't realize this would make her seem particularly flustered.
The girl no longer had her earlier smug expression. Her brain was somewhat chaotic, looking completely dumbfounded, staring blankly at Hoshino Miru.
"Mm, girlfriend." Hoshino Miru nodded. "Although we're childhood friends, who knows when we'll separate? At that time you'll have a boyfriend, and I might also have a girlfriend."
"Ahaha, you're thinking too far ahead. Even if I have a boyfriend, we're still childhood friends." Eriri wanted to laugh it off, but her smile was somewhat forced.
Because Hoshino Miru's statement made her uneasy. She had indeed thought about Hoshino Miru having a girlfriend, but she had never accepted this possibility.
Just thinking about someone being able to use the title of girlfriend to cling to Hoshino Miru every moment, forcibly monopolizing the position beside Hoshino Miru, while she as the childhood friend could only watch from the side—Eriri's heart would throb with hidden pain.
Not to mention, Hoshino Miru would experience things she didn't know about with that person, dating somewhere, holding hands and kissing at some time, even going further.
As a master of dark manga circles, Eriri could completely imagine the scene of them making love night after night. Perhaps they'd even roll around in bed sheets in the room she was familiar with. This NTR feeling made Eriri unable to accept it.
"That's right, but in the future we'll also marry and have kids, right?" Hoshino Miru helped her imagine that scene. "Even if it doesn't reach the stage of discussing marriage, once Eriri has a boyfriend, our time together will slowly decrease. So-called childhood friends can probably only give blessings from the side, right?"
"Impossible!" Eriri almost didn't think, instinctively denying Hoshino Miru in one breath.
"What's impossible?" Hoshino Miru showed a confused expression. "Did I say too much?"
Eriri came back to her senses. She clearly knew she shouldn't have reacted this way, but still felt her heart in turmoil.
Although Hoshino Miru was talking about her, the scene she imagined was Hoshino Miru together with an unknown girl, while she could only watch longingly from the side.
"I-I mean I couldn't possibly get a boyfriend that quickly!" Eriri hurriedly explained. The one who should be nervous was Hoshino Miru, yet she was the one feeling very uneasy.
"I'm not saying you'll have a boyfriend right now." Hoshino Miru shook his head. "Just that what you said earlier about me not being able to take care of Sora forever suddenly made me think of this possibility."
"Right, right. If you get a girlfriend, I think the other party mostly won't agree to let Sora continue staying at your house." Eriri nodded like a pecking chicken at this moment, secretly planning to make Hoshino Miru give up that unrealistic idea.
Sure enough, Hoshino Miru fell into contemplation.
"Think about it—such a beautiful girl living together with you, which girlfriend could stand this? Moreover, you two aren't biological siblings." Eriri began to tempt Hoshino Miru. "Even if you want to find a girlfriend, you should find one who can accept Sora and treat her like your own sister, right?"
Eriri was too embarrassed to bring up her own name. Anyway, she couldn't let Hoshino Miru have the idea of finding a girlfriend.
Hoshino Miru's girlfriend should of course be personally decided by her, the childhood friend!
"Seems like it, but there are too few girls like that." Hoshino Miru thought for a moment. "Forget it. Whether I have a girlfriend or not, I'll stay together with Sora forever."
"Why!" Eriri almost jumped up. What difference did this statement have from a confession!
"Because she'll stay with me forever too. Rather than an illusory girlfriend, isn't a sister better?" Hoshino Miru had a matter-of-fact tone.
Eriri was exasperated. She could also stay with Hoshino Miru forever! Childhood friends were a hundred times stronger than some fake sibling relationship!
Sure enough, she knew the two of them couldn't live together. Any later, and Kasugano Sora would probably even have a baby!
Rather than let Kasugano Sora succeed, Eriri would rather a girlfriend descended from heaven quickly appear. A double loss was better than a single win!
At this moment, Hoshino Miru said softly: "Not just Sora—Eriri too. Compared to a girlfriend, I care more about Eriri."
Eriri suddenly didn't want to be angry anymore. Looking at his seemingly genuine expression, she felt particularly embarrassed. Why was he saying this to her?
"Why?"
The same question—just now it seemed furious, but now the girl just softly mumbled, probably not even noticing the difference herself.
"Because we're childhood friends?" Hoshino Miru tilted his head. "I don't know, anyway I'll definitely prioritize Eriri and Sora."
"I don't believe it. If you have a girlfriend, you'll definitely like your girlfriend more." Eriri quietly turned her face to the side. Would saying this make her seem like she was jealous and acting spoiled?
"I won't. Compared to a girlfriend, I want to be with Eriri and Sora more." Hoshino Miru smiled. "Rather, what about you? What if you have a boyfriend?"
"That won't happen." Eriri snorted lightly. She originally didn't want to deny it so readily, but seeing Hoshino Miru's good attitude, she'd deny it just a little bit.
"So Eriri also wants to be with me and Sora?"
"Anyway, you just said we're childhood friends. Can I end this karmic bond early?"
"I thought so."
Eriri was somewhat satisfied, but she still gave a warning.
"I won't find a boyfriend, and you're not allowed to sneak off either, got it?"
"Don't worry. If I want to find a girlfriend, I'll find you two first." Hoshino Miru said, "I'll only make someone I like my girlfriend."
Eriri froze in place, then suddenly snapped awake. He'd been emphasizing being together forever this whole time—could it be he wanted to press both her and Kasugano Sora onto the bed together?
...
While Hoshino Miru was attempting to PUA Eriri, he seemed to have forgotten about a certain girl.
On the other side, Mikazuki Fuka was standing by a corridor window, just able to see the garden below.
Mikazuki Fuka bit her lips tightly, her gaze fixed on Hoshino Miru and Eriri, feeling wronged in her heart.
She thought she had already won yesterday. After going back, her mind was full of wild thoughts, touching her lips more than once, even her mother couldn't stand watching her silly smile.
She had been thinking about how to face Hoshino Miru today, what to say when they met, what reaction to show, whether he would kiss her again.
However, seeing Hoshino Miru with Eriri together, the girl's budding love seemed to stop beating in an instant.
Mikazuki Fuka was equally confused. She instinctively opened the group chat, wanting to ask her group friends for help.
「Pure Little Kitten: Um, what would everyone do if they saw the person they like getting close to another girl?」
Before long, Mikazuki Fuka received replies from group friends.
「Karin: Force yourself on him.」
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